Sedap Thai – Halal Certified Thai BBQ in Jalan Besar

Mookata restaurants have been gaining popularity in Singapore in recent years. In Jalan Besar Food Centre, there is a stall called “Sedap Thai” selling Thai mookata. And what’s the best thing? It’s halal-certified! Mookata – Moo means pork and kata, skillet, in Thai – refers to a dome-shaped grill with a soup trough that is placed over fire. Okay, it is not exactly mookata, because there is no pork in their BBQ. That’s why, it should be called ayam-kata or kambing-kata or simply halal certified Thai BBQ instead. A special feature of Mookata is the use of pork lard in place of oil. Instead of using pork lard, chicken oil is used here. We ordered a platter ($20) which consists of chicken, lamb and beef, with some prawns and vegetables, enough for 2 pax. The marinade is more pepperish and because chicken powder is added into the marinade, when the meat juices flow to the soup...